The tiles fell at Zhou Yu's feet, and he looked up just in time to see Chang Jinchan's smile.
"There are assassins protecting the emperor!"
The guards flashed their swords in unison. Zhou Simin was frightened and lost his footing. He threw himself forward and fell into the air. His body lost balance and rolled down from the roof.
"Princess Simin!"
Chang Jinchan yelled before grabbing Zhou Simin, but accidentally stepped on a tile and sprained her foot, falling off the roof like her.
Si Yiluo let go of the handle of the knife that was originally intended to deal with the assassin, and hugged Zhou Simin with both hands, but she couldn't pay attention to the other figure.
How could Zhou Yu miss such a good opportunity? After briefly analyzing the pros and cons in his mind, he jumped on the stool, caught Chang Jinchan and landed firmly.
In mid-air, Chang Jinchan hugged his neck in fear and buried her face on his shoulder. When she landed, she still hugged him tightly and refused to let go.
In full view of everyone, she refused to let go, and Zhou Yu couldn't throw her away.
"Simin, Sister Chang!"
There was another one on the roof. Si Yiluo jumped up to the roof and carried Zhou Yueqiong down. The two little girls turned pale with fright, and Si Yiluo held one up in one hand to comfort them.
The sudden change interrupted the debate on the court. Si Yiluo spoke quickly before Emperor Yao got angry: "I will take the two princesses back first."
She is a woman, and the two princesses are young. Even if word spreads, it will be naughty at best, and their reputation will not be damaged.
Chang Jinchan was different. She hugged His Royal Highness Prince Yu in front of a large crowd. There were hundreds of pairs of eyes present. When the time came, everyone agreed and it was too late to keep silent...
Zhou Yu said hurriedly: "Father, Miss Chang's reputation is important. I will send Miss Chang back to the ladies' table first."
Now that we know that reputation is important, no one could see clearly who it was, but after he named Miss Chang, they could probably guess who it was.
In the palace, who else has the courage to climb onto the roof with the two princesses, except the one from the Protector's Palace?
Men and women do not have close contact with each other, and they do not sit at the same table at the age of seven. To put it more deeply, His Highness Prince Yu's actions just now ruined Chang Jinchan's reputation.
Some people are thinking in their hearts, His Royal Highness Prince Yu is so lucky that he is going to marry the Duke Protector again?
After a brief silence on the field.
Zhou Chen suddenly covered his mouth and nose and coughed. Zhou Chang stared at the roof thoughtfully. If this was a coincidence, Zhou Yu's luck would be too good, so good that it makes people jealous...
Emperor Yao's face didn't look very good, and people who didn't know about it just thought he was angry because of the behavior of the two princesses.
Bo'an stood up to ease the atmosphere and persuaded: "The two princesses are just a little naughty. My granddaughter once pulled out my beard when she was a child. The princess was also frightened just now. According to my opinion, I have to go and have a look at it."
Bo'an gave Emperor Yao some steps, and Emperor Yao followed them down.
"I'll go over and take a look."
As for the Enrong Banquet, Zhou Rong took over hosting it as a matter of course.
"My little sister is naughty and makes all of you laugh."
Zhuo Wen, who had long sleeves and was good at dancing, stood up and signaled the palace attendants to serve the food.
One after another delicacies were served on the table, and the presentation was so exquisite that it was dazzling.
"The highlight of the Enrong Banquet is this roasted venison. Let's share this delicacy with all our newly promoted colleagues today! Please!"
The turmoil at the previous banquet spread to the female guests' seats, and Concubine Shun was shocked.
"Is Amin okay?"
Zhou Simin waited until she saw Concubine Shun before crying. Zhou Yueqiong also returned to Concubine Zhao's arms, crying and wiping her tears. Concubine Zhao comforted her for a few words, but Zhou Yueqiong's cry became louder, causing Zhou Simin to also raise her voice.
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"These two children are really scared!" Concubine Shun felt sorry for her daughter and pleaded with the queen, "Please help the queen intercede with the emperor and don't punish these two children..."
The queen agreed immediately and ordered the female officer to ask for the imperial doctor.
"I would like to thank Mr. Si this time..."
Concubine Shun sincerely thanked Si Yiluo for her good fortune, but Si Yiluo hurriedly stepped aside to avoid her.
"You don't dare to shoulder the responsibilities of a lower official."
The chamberlain stooped into the door and whispered a few words in the queen's ear. The queen waited for the imperial doctor to show the two princesses.
"The Chang family girl is in the guest room. She heard that she sprained her foot and asked the imperial doctor to come over and have a look."
The imperial doctor responded yes.
The queen was worried, so she took a look over and saw that Chang Jinchan's ankle was red and swollen. After the imperial doctor checked that the muscles and bones were fine, he brought medicinal wine and rubbed the red and swollen area.
"Girl from the Chang family, you are so... so bold that you dare to take two princesses to the roof. Why don't you tear down the roof?"
The girl was so painful that cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and she grabbed the quilt on the bed and groaned. Seeing her suffering, the queen initially just teased her, but later simply took a handkerchief to wipe her sweat.
Zhou Yu stayed away from the screen and looked at the situation inside through the screen.
"Empress, today is all my fault. Don't punish the two princesses. At home, my parents say I am a monkey. In the capital, no one cares..."
"Then you can't go to the roof, in case you are regarded as an assassin..."
Chang Jinchan hugged the queen's arm and acted coquettishly.
"I don't dare anymore..."
The queen also wanted to win over the Duke Protector, and was very tolerant to her. She told her to have a good rest and get up and go outside.
"Thank you for today."
Zhou Yu said respectfully: "I didn't think much about it at the time. I asked my mother to explain to my father on my behalf."
The Queen responded that after the matter here was settled, she returned to the palace with her servants, where Emperor Yao sat in the main hall drinking tea.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. The imperial doctor has looked at it. Yue Qiong and Simin cried a lot. They know they were wrong. You don't want to punish them anymore."
Emperor Yao hummed, put down the teacup, said thank you for your hard work, and stopped talking.
The queen guessed what he was thinking, picked up some household items and talked to him for a while. Seeing that he was not interested, she kept silent.
Leaving the courtyard full of new scholars and ministers to sit here and listen to her nagging, Emperor Yao must have encountered something difficult to make.
"Your Majesty, is there anything I can help you with?"
Emperor Yao was originally undecided, but the Duke Protector's Palace only had a girl like Chang Jinchan in the capital. The only person who could head her family was his son Zhou Zhan, but he was both a father and a king. Zhou Zhan, his cousin, was afraid that
Nor can it be the home of the Protectorate.
After today's incident, Chang Jinchan's reputation in the capital has been ruined, and there are people in the right family, unless he decrees a marriage... But no matter what, the Protector of the Country will definitely be dissatisfied.
He didn't mind if his son married the daughter of the Protector, but that person couldn't be Zhou Yu.
There is Bao Fan in front of him, and there is a serious case in the back. If he is given a Protectorate Palace, wouldn't the civil and military team have to be gathered together... to pry his ministers away, and simply give him the throne to sit on?
alright!
Emperor Yao slammed the table angrily.
The queen was startled and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, I don't mean to interfere in political affairs. I just can't bear to see you upset."
The young couple and the queen had guessed that Emperor Yao was not angry because Chang Jinchan took the two princesses to the roof.
"What happened today is not entirely the fault of the Chang family girl. That girl is also lawless in the northwest. The Protector's wife wrote several letters to me, asking me to keep an eye on her girl. It's my fault that I didn't do my best.
Responsibility, concubine..."
Emperor Yao took a deep breath, exhaled it slowly, and sighed: "The Protector of the Kingdom also handed me a message. The northwest border is not stable, and his body and bones are not in good condition. The only thing he misses is his daughter who stayed in the capital...
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"Aru, you said that if I send the Chang family girl back to the northwest at this time, will the Protectorate Guild think that our royal family is weak and bow to him?"
They couldn't get married, but seeing that Chang Jinchan had reached the marriageable age, he could deliberately forget about Xiang Xiao, but he couldn't let Chang Jinchan delay any longer, otherwise he would really become a hostage and chill the hearts of his ministers...
The queen naturally did not want to create another strong enemy for her son, and Zhou Yu was a deep-minded person. Now he had become a rising star, and the limelight was approaching that of Zhou Rong. This made it even more difficult for Zhou Chen, the legitimate son of the middle palace, to get ahead.
"Your Majesty, generations of the Protectorate have been sincere. If not for this, the late Emperor and you would not have been able to rest assured that the Chang family would hold military power for decades. Nowadays, the affairs of the girls of the Chang family are easy to talk about, but they are just children's play.
, treating this kid Ayu as an elder brother."
"As I see it, you might as well mention this to Ayutti in advance. As a prince, he should be able to appreciate your painstaking efforts."
She didn't make it too clear, because she was afraid that there was really an affair between the two young people. At the first moment of the incident, Zhou Yu did not send the Chang family girl to the harem, and the two of them came to the harem even later than the imperial doctor.
Zhou Yu has been guarding in the room again. Women tend to risk their lives for love, but men know better the pros and cons.